Fragrances and paintings: a visit to the Pinacoteca di Brera is also olfactory

A visit to the Pinacoteca di Brera becomes olfactory, thanks to the passion of the founder of Italy’s first perfume museum in Florence, Lorenzo Villoresi.

Gaudenzio Ferrari ’sAdoration of the Magi on view in Room X has been juxtaposed with the acrid notes ofexotic myrrh, which will be diffused into the room by means of a special diffuser; Crivelli ’s Madonna of the Candle exhibited in Room XXII will be accompanied by the sweet notes of Lilium candidum. And soon theincense will also be sniffable.

A sensory journey intended to stimulate visitors’ emotions through scents and fragrances. However, the sense of smell is not the only sense involved in the museum:hearing is being stimulated thanks to the Brera/Music program that juxtaposes musical notes with paintings; sight thanks to the Descrivedendo project, while touch through some textile captions that allow visitors to caress live the precious textiles painted in the works, including soon the silk satin of the maiden in blue in Hayez’s Kiss. Even the palate gets involved thanks to a creative menu inspired by Brera masterpieces at the Fernanda Café, an integral part of the museum.

For info: www.pinacotecabrera.org

Image: Carlo Crivelli, Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Paul, Ansovino and Jerome (Madonna della Candeletta), detail (1488-1490)

Fragrances and paintings: a visit to the Pinacoteca di Brera is also olfactory

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